Training on a simple low-fidelity 'choose-the-hole' bench model transferred to real clinical fibreoptic intubation performance in an RCT¶
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q3 i? In an RCT, participants who trained on the 'choose-the-hole' bench model significantly outperformed those receiving didactic teaching alone in a real clinical environment. → McCarthy Roisin 2026
Evidence¶
McCarthy Roisin 2026¶
McCarthy Roisin, Maher Liam, O'Dea Angela. (2026). Validation status of definitive airway management simulators: a systematic review. BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2026.01.027
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Review synthesis of Naik (2001), a randomised trial of a low-fidelity bench model for fibreoptic manipulation skills (24 novices per Table 2), demonstrating predictive validity. Clinical testing occurred within one week of simulator training.
"In this RCT, participants who trained on the model significantly outperformed those receiving didactic teaching alone in a real clinical environment."
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Related Claims¶
- AccuTouch VR simulator training improved live fibreoptic intubation performance in inexperienced paediatric residents, reducing time to intubation from 5.15 to 0.88 minutes — related
- Predictive validity of airway simulators is rarely evaluated, and the two tracheal-intubation studies assessing it found no improvement in real-world neonatal intubation outcomes after simulator training — related
- Validation quality does not consistently correlate with simulator fidelity, and high-fidelity VR simulators' superiority over simpler models for fibreoptic intubation has not been demonstrated — related
- Simulation Based Education Improves Outcomes — a broader claim this one bears on
- Evidence on transfer to clinical behavior and patient outcomes is scarce: only 2 studies reached Kirkpatrick level 3 and 1 reached level 4 — related
- The ORSIM bronchoscopy simulator shows the most comprehensive validation among fibreoptic simulators, with construct validity (experts outperforming novices) and predictive validity — related
- No longitudinal studies or RCTs demonstrate that AI-acquired skills transfer to the operating room — reports the opposite
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